Where and when: April 4

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Apr 4, 2013 at 4:30 AM

To make changes to Where and When listings e-mail information to lifestyle@blueridgenow.com, fax to 692-2319 or mail to the Lifestyle Department at the Times-News, P.O. Box 490, Hendersonville, NC 28793Al-Anonu CoDa "Journeyers" meets 6:45-7:45 p.m. Tuesdays at MCC Sacred Journey, 135 Sugarloaf Road, Second Floor (in front of World of Clothing just off exit 49A from I-26). Co-Dependents Anonymous is a 12-step program for all who seek to create healthy relationships.u Co-Dependents Anon meets 6:45 p.m. Thursdays at at MCC Sacred Journey, 135 Sugarloaf Road. CoDA is a fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships. Info: 489-4042; email: pebblekicker15@yahoo.com.u Daytime Serenity Al-Anon Group meets at 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Pardee Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall. This is an open meeting which lasts one hour. Info: (800) 286-1326 or www.wncalanon.org.u Fletcher Thursday Night Group meets at 8 p.m. Thursday nights at Fletcher United Methodist Church, 50 Library Road, Fletcher. The is an open meeting which lasts an hour. Please use the same 800 number and website as the other meetings. u Hendersonville-Blue Ridge AFG (O) Hendersonville meets 8 p.m. Mondays at Pinecrest Presbyterian Church, 1790 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock. Info: (800) 286-1326 or www.wncalanon.org.u Lake Lure Alanon Family Group meets 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Lake Lure Mountains branch library, 150 Bills Creek Road, Lake Lure. Info: 625-0456. Info: (800) 286-1326 or www.wncalanon.org.u Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) meet 9:15-11:15 a.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays, Sept,-May at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 403 Rutledge Dr. Calling all moms of children ages birth-Kindergarten, to unwind and receive encouragement, inspiration, fun, food and fellowship Info: 692-1262.u Nar-Anon "New Hope Group", a worldwide fellowship for those affected by someone else's addiction. As a 12-step program, the group offers help by sharing experiences, strength and hope. Group meets at 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Hendersonville First United Methodist Church, Room 203, 204 Sixth Ave. W. Info: 891-8050.u One Day at a Time AFG Hendersonville meets 10 a.m. Saturdays at First Baptist Church Annex, 410 Fifth Ave. W., Room 357. Step Study Group meets at 9 a.m. Info: 891-4704 or 693-3809; (800) 286-1326 or www.wncalanon.org.u Saluda Al-Anon Family Group meets 6:30–7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Saluda Center, 64 Greenville St., use rear door opposite Thrifty Barn.u Serenity through Courage and Wisdom Al-Anon Family Group, Tuesdays, 9:45-10:45 a.m., St. Barnabas RC Church, 109 Crescent Hill Dr., Arden. Use door to church office. Info: 702-2615 or 606-3779; (800) 286-1326 or www.wncalanon.org.Alcoholics Anonymousu Early Bird Meeting of AA meets 7:30 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays at St. John in the Wilderness Church's parish house, 1905 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock. Open, all non-smoking. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays: Open Discussion. Wednesdays: Open Big Book. Saturdays: Step Meetings. First Saturday of the month: Open Speaker Meetings. Info: 693-5825. u The Hendersonville Group meets at 1620 Willow Road, Hendersonville, at 11 a.m. Sunday: Open literature meeting; 8 p.m. Tuesdays: Men's closed meeting; 6 p.m. Wednesdays: Beginner's meeting; 8 p.m. Wednesdays: Open speaker meeting; 8 p.m. Thursday: Closed big book study; 8 p.m. Fridays: closed step study; 8 p.m. Saturdays: Open discussion. All meetings are non-smoking meetings. Info: 800-524-0465.u Midday Group meets at Hendersonville United Methodist Church, Sixth Avenue at Church Street. Monday: Open discussion; Tuesday: Step Study; Wednesday: Living Sober; Thursday: Big Book; Friday: Open Discussion.Arts and Craftsu Creative Writing Class meets 2:30-4:30 p.m. Mondays at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville. Cost: $60 or $50 for members. Info: 692-0575.u Embroiderers' Guild of America, Laurel Chapter, meets 10 a.m. the first Thursday, usually at Cummings Memorial Methodist Church, Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe. Programs for stitchers from beginner to advanced. Info: 692-3829 or 298-4017.u Four Seasons Toastmasters meet 8-9 a.m. Wednesdays at the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Point Landing, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville. Info: 693-3316.u Fletcher Branch of the Western North Carolina Knitters and Crocheter for Others will meet 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3070 Sweeten Creek Road. Info: 654-9788.u Great Quotes Program meets 7-9 p.m. on the second Thursday each month at the Smoky Mountain Theater, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.u Oil and Acrylics Class meets noon-3 p.m. Mondays at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville. Cost: $85 or $70 for members. Info: 692-0575.u Tarheel Rug Hooking Guild meets 10 a.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month (except December) at First Alliance Church, 1821 Windsor Drive, Hendersonville. Brown bag lunch. Info: 693-4254 or 674-1853.uTarheel Piecemakers Quilt Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at Balfour United Methodist Church, U.S. 25 North (Asheville Highway) across from Hunter Automotive. Social time, 9:30 a.m., general meeting, 10 a.m. We are a small quilt group sharing our quilt related talents. We reach out to surrounding counties with various on-going community projects, presentations, mini workshops and day-long workshops throughout the year. Guests are welcome. Info: jeane7@bellsouth.net or 329-5099.u Western North Carolina Quilters Guild meets the third Thursday monthly with alternating evening (7 p.m.) and day (10 a.m.) times at Grace Lutheran Church, at the corner of Highway 64 and Blythe Road, Hendersonville. Guests and new members welcome. Info: 697-292; www.westernNCquilters.org.Card Groupsu Men's Poker Group meets noon-4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway. Poker players must be members of the Opportunity House with the $100 annual fee or $40 annual fee with $2 table fee each day of play. Info: 828-692-0575.u Pinochle Group meets noon-3 p.m. Fridays at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway. Pinochle players must be members of the Opportunity House with the $100 annual fee. Info: 692-0575.u Social Bridge Groups-Partnership Bridge meets 1-4 p.m. Mondays and Civic Bridge meets 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway. Bridge players must be members of the Opportunity House, pay the $40 annual fee, and play table fees specific to groups. Info:692-0575. u Hendersonville Duplicate Bridge meets 12:30-4 p.m. every weekday and Saturday at Whitmire Activity Center, 310 Lily Pond Road. Info: 693-6166 or 696-0832.Civic Clubsu Extended Families Group meets 6 p.m. third Mondays at Blue Ridge Prison and Jail Ministries house, 410 East First Avenue. Family members of the incarcerated meet for mutual support and sharing information and resources to deal with the problems and trauma of their situations. Free. Info: 692-0348.u GFWC Forrest Woman's Club meets 7:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month. All women are welcome and the club is actively seeking new members to join us in charitable projects and scholarship programs and by promoting education through scholarship For information on the club or location of the next meeting, call BJ Slovacek, 697-4406.u Hendersonville Woman's Club meets 11:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of each month for lunch, a program and business meeting at their clubhouse at 1324 Brevard Road, Hendersonville. Info: 891-3709.u Hendersonville Shrine Club meets 5:30 pm. the second Monday of each month at the Chariot, corner Church St. and Seventh Ave. All Shriners are welcome. Info: 885-8212 or visit www.hendersonvilleshriners.org.General u AARP Chapter 8 meets at 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of each month except May, July, August and December, in the fellowship hall of Hendersonville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2301 Asheville Highway. A social period is followed by a business meeting and a guest speaker presentation. The annual picnic will be held in August and the annual meeting and luncheon is held at a local restaurant TBA in December. Visitors welcome. Info: 890-4600.u American Association of University Women (AAUW), Hendersonville Branch, meets 9:30 a.m. the second Fridays of most months with excellent presentations by local speakers at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe St., Hendersonville. The group has special interest groups that meet other days. Call 698-8083 or 697-2956, visit hendersonville-nc.aauw.net.u Apple Country Antique Engine and Tractor Club meets fourth Tuesdays at Bay Breeze. Dinner optional, 5 p.m. Program, 6:30 p.m., covers club events, local trivia and machinery. Newcomers welcome. Larry Phillips, president, 698-5312.u Beta Sigma Phi: Laureate Alpha Mu chapter meets at noon the first and third Tuesdays. Info: Kathleen, 891-3643. Laureate Alpha Epsilon chapter meets at 7:15 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays. Info: Barbara, 693-7544. Beta Sigma Phi is an international women's friendship network that provides educational programs to its members and opportunities for service to others.u Ex-military Nurses Group meets the third Monday of every moth at 11:30 a.m. for lunch. Any length of service as a nurse in the military makes a person eligible. Info: 891-7199.u Hendersonville Area Computer Society meets 6:30 p.m. the third Monday monthly at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway. Spotlighting computer-based aspects such as hardware, programs, and smart phones. This club also meets 1 p.m. the second Thursday monthly for a Special Interest Group. Email: jimbailes@highstream.net.u Henderson County Art League meets 1:30 p.m. the second Sunday monthly at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway. Spotlights featured artists for presentations, and showcases monthly exhibits by Art League members. Email: info@artleague.net.u Henderson County Men's Republican club meets 7:30 a.m. the fourth Wednesday monthly at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway. Debates and presentations, to Q&A sessions with elected officials. Men and women welcome. Email: NoIRS@aol.com.u Henderson County Youth Council meets 6 p.m. the second Monday monthly at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway. Discuss what is being done in Henderson County and how it affects today's youth. Email: Denise_Sherrill@ncsu.edu.u Hendersonville Goldwing Chapter 2 M-2 meets 10 a.m. the third Saturday monthly at J&S Cafeteria, 30 Airport Park Road. 9 a.m. breakfast. Info: 891-3930.u National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) meets 6:30 p.m. the third Monday monthly at the Masonic Lodge on North Whitted Street. u National Active and Retired Federal Employees (Chapter 214) meets at 10 a.m. the third Friday of each month at Village Center of Flat Rock, 110 Village Center Drive, across from the entrance to Flat Rock Playhouse. Info: 697-2112.u Operation Toasty Toes, Chapter 7, meets 10 a.m.-noon the first and third Mondays, 105 Campbell Drive, Flat Rock. This program's volunteers knit and crochet comfort items for American military serving overseas. Info: 696-9777, 698-4859 or 696-8858, e-mail Info@operationtoastytoes.org or visit www.operationtoastytoes.org.u Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited meets the second Thursday of the month at Pardee Health Education Center in the Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd. Social time: 6:45 p.m. General meeting: 7:15 p.m. Guests welcome. Info: www.pisgahchaptertu.org. u Polish American Club of Western North Carolina usually meets at 6:45 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month at St. John in the Wilderness Church's parish house, Flat Rock. There are summer and winter breaks from the schedule. Anyone who would like to celebrate their Polish heritage is welcome. Meetings feature speakers, fellowship and twice each year, special Polish-inspired dinners. Info: 891-1606. u Scrabble Club meets from 1-4 p.m. every Tuesday in the Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. Info: 692-7174.u Welcome Club of Henderson County is an organization whose mission is to provide friendship and information to newcomers and others in the community. There are book groups, game groups, groups who eat out together, groups who eat in together, craft groups, etc. Info: www.welcomeclubhc.org.u Western Carolina Botanical Club meets 2-3 p.m. Fridays at Bullington Gardens, 95 Upper Red Oak Trail, Hendersonville. The club identifies and studies native plants and their habitats and encourages everyone to protect and preserve biodiversity of the natural world. Weekly field trips, community service projects, workshops and more. Info: 696-2077; 862-3233. Visit: sites.google.com/site/wcbclubsite/.u Writers Workshop Potluck will meet at 6 p.m. the last Friday of each month at 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville. Bring a dish, and ideas for writers group. Info: 254-8111; writersw@gmail.com.u Writers Guild of Western North Carolina will meet 1:30 until 3:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month, at Fletcher Public Library, 120 Library Road, Fletcher. Info: 296-9983. u Writers at Home will meet 3 p.m. the third Sunday of every month, at Malaprops Bookstore, 55 Haywood St., Asheville. Contact: Tommy Hays hays@main.nc.us.Seniors Clubsu Opportunity House Lounge is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway. This area has a pool table, coffee, computers, card tables, newspapers and magazines, and a conversation area. Info: 692-0575.u Senior Friendships meet 7 p.m. the third Thursday monthly, except June, July and December, at First Congregational Church, corner Fifth Ave. W. and White Pine Dr. Activities: bowling, golfing, games, walking groups, breakfast, lunch and dinner groups and special social events. Senior Friendships introduces new residents to the community. All county residents welcome. Info: 696-1968; 595-2006, www.seniorfrienships.com.Support Groupsu Arthritis Support Group meets from 1:30-2:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month in CarePartners Seymour Auditorium, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Info: 779-9910.u Brain Injury Support Group for teens and young adults meets from 6-8 p.m. meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at the Foster Adventist Church, 375 Hendersonville Road, Asheville. Info: 277-4868.u Asheville, Hendersonville Area Compassionate Friends meet 6:30 p.m. the first Monday monthly at Grace Lutheran Church on 64 W. and Blythe Roads. The group assists families in grief following the death of a child. Info: 693-4061.u Celebrate Recovery meets 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 403 Rutledge Dr. An addiction recovery group. Info: 692-1262 ext. 135.u Celebrate Recovery meets 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday at Living Water Baptist Church, Sugarloaf Road. Info: 606-9259.u GriefShare meets 5 p.m. beginning Jan. 13 at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 403 Rutledge Dr. Help, hope and encouragement for those dealing with grief or loss. Info: 692-1262 ext.135. Info: 692-12652 ext.135.u Hope is Not Lost Spousal Addiction Support meets 5 p.m. beginning Jan. 13 at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 403 Rutledge Dr. For women whose loved one presently or previously struggled with an addiction. Info: 692-1262 ext. 135.u ITWORKS, meets 2 p.m. Mondays at Pardee Center, 1800 Four Seasons Boulevard, 7 p.m. Mondays at Grace Lutheran Church, 1245 sixth Ave. W., 7 p.m. Wednesdays at United Methodist Church, 110 Brickyard Road. 12 step food addiction support group. Info: 697-5053.u La Leche League of Hendersonville, breast feeding support and information, meets 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, corner Kanuga and Price roads. Info: 693-9899 or e-mail acksanders@bellsouth.net.u Living in Faith Together Chronic Illness Support (LIFT) meets 10:45 a.m.-noon the first and third Tuesday monthly at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 403 Rutledge Dr. Encourage and share practical information on living with illness, disease or pain. Info: 692-1262 ext. 135.u NAMI Four Seasons Support Groups meet 5 p.m. the second Thursday monthly at Pardee Health Education Center at the Blue Ridge Mall and 10 a.m. the fourth Saturday monthly at Grace Lutheran Church, corner of Sixth Ave. W. and Blythe St. Groups for family members or caregivers of adults with mental illness. Info: 888-955-6264. u Parents, Family, and Friends of lesbians and gays will meet at 7:30 p.m. the first Monday monthly, at Providence Baptist Church, 1201 Oakland Street, Hendersonville. Info: 697-0690.u Rape and Sexual Assault Survivors will meet noon-1 p.m. Tuesdays, at the Healing Place, 100 Chadwick Square, Hendersonville. 8-week group. Space limited. Info: 692-0495.u TOPS Hendersonville, (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), meets at 5 p.m. Tuesdays at Grace Lutheran Church, 1245 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Info: 687-5437.